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单词

expedient

读音
ɪkˈspiːdiənt
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释义

adj. 权宜的;方便的;有利的 n. 权宜之计;应急手段 [ 复数 expedients 比较级 more expedient 最高级 most expedient ]

例句

The curfew regulation is a temporary expedient made necessary by a sudden emergency.
宵禁令是应对突发事件时必要的临时权宜之举。
The government has clearly decided that a cut in interest rates would be politically expedient.
政府显然认定削减利率是政治上的权宜之计。
First, the weapons should be intended for use only in retaliation after a nuclear attack. Second, the possession of the weapons must be a temporary expedient.
首先,这些武器应当只在遭受核袭击后反击时才使用。其次,这些武器的拥有必须是一种临时的应急手段。

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